Mary Hottinger | |
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| Born | Mary Mackie 20 June 1893 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Died | 6 December 1978 (aged 85) Zürich, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Master of Arts in French and German from Girton College Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | translator and editor |
| Known for | German to English translation of crime, ghost and horror stories. Also for non-fiction Escape to Life |
Marie (Mary) Donald Hottinger, née Mackie (20 June 1893 – 6 December 1978), was a Scottish translator and editor. In the German-speaking world she is primarily known as the editor of various anthologies of crime, ghost and horror stories and translating non-fiction Escape to Life. Her three-volume standard work with the titles Mord , Mehr Morde and Even more Morde, has been reprinted often since the end of the 1950s, brought the Anglo-Saxon crime story and compilation of stories to a literary art form.[1]